To dunk or not to dunk. In the current edition of The NCAA News, Greg Johnson chronicles the history of the dunk. While it may seem that the shot has always been a part of the game, Johnson tells us that’s not the case. In fact, there were no dunks in college basketball from 1967-76. John Wooden, the godfather of college basketball, wasn’t a fan of the dunk when Lew Alcindor and Bill Walton clogged the middle for UCLA, and he still isn’t a fan of the shot today. What do you think?

Legend leaves Women’s Sports Foundation. For the past 15 years, Donna Lopiano’s name has been synonymous with the Women’s Sports Foundation. On Friday, Lopiano announced her resignation from the educational organization dedicated to advancing the lives of girls and women through sport. A four-sport standout during her days at Southern Connecticut, Lopiano is rated 18th on the NCAA’s list of the 100 most influential student-athletes of all-time. During my time at a Title IX Conference at Stanford in April, I had a chance to chat with Lopiano, who spoke about the current state of affairs for women in intercollegiate athletics (watch video). It was a thrill to meet such a pioneer in higher education, and I’m hopeful Lopiano will remain active in intercollegiate athletics – we just can’t afford to lose her.

Future Bruin shines. With this weekend’s victory in the U.S Women’s Amateur Golf Championship, Maria Jose Uribe made her first victory on American soil one to remember. The incoming UCLA freshman beat Duke’s Amanda Blumenherst, the two-time college player of the year, to win the crown prior to her first day of college. Blumenherst led the Blue Devils to the NCAA national title this spring, but couldn’t put away the teenage phenom, who now heads to the West Coast with some serious credentials.